The anger caused by Labour axing the universal winter fuel payment was well publicised - but another cut to the benefit has ...

This year's Surviving Winter campaign in Suffolk is likely to be more important than ever as more people are set to need support with their ...

Influential Commons committee has demanded answers and has called for the DWP to extend the criteria so more people get the ...

The Winter Fuel Payment will be paid automatically to those state pensioners who are claiming a qualifying benefit, but the ...

She urged elderly people to check if they are entitled to pension credit, which could mean they are also eligible for the ...

A shake-up of government rules means that Winter Fuel Payments are no longer universally handed out - and birthdays matter on ...

Pensioners’ representatives have urged Communities Minister Gordon Lyons to outline “as a matter of urgency” how he plans to ...

The state pension triple lock will see pensioners given at least an extra £1,700 by 2029 including £460 from next April ...

If you're over State Pension Age and eligible for Pension Credit, you could receive up to £300 through the Winter Fuel Payment. All eligible Pension Credit claims received up to December 21 can be ...

This implies that if you're now over 80 and qualify, your Winter Fuel Payment will increase from £200 to £300. Most ...

A successful new claim for Pension Credit made before December 21 will also be entitled to a backdated Winter Fuel Payment.

Local polling conducted by Survation reveals strong opposition to the Winter Fuel Payment changes in Reeves' Leeds West and ...